This report is a descriptive compilation of regulations of the Nordic countries for wooden houses. The project went on during 2007 and was finished during 2008. The work is based on a questionnaire survey and on the comparison of standards and regulations.

The purpose of the report is to map how cleantech sectors and clusters in the Nordic countries are being marketed, and to develop and suggest methods for and approaches to joint marketing of Nordic cleantech globally, paving the way for the long-term goal of developing a joint Nordic marketing model. The study was carried out by Tendensor on behalf of Nordic Innovation in the period December 2011 – March 2012.

This report sets out the findings from a study on services certification linked to service standards at national level in Europe, which was carried out by the Technopolis Group on behalf of Nordic Innovation in the period September 2011 – February 2012.

This report is a good starting point for new ideas and we hope it will generate a fruitful discussion. The steering group will after further work deliver an action orientated agenda on what the Nordic ministers of Trade and Industry should address.

While insurance could be a relevant policy instrument in many areas of environmental policy, there are some areas with more potential than others. This study highlights the role of the insurance industry, as well as the role of insurance, as a tool in environmental policy.

This study examines cross-border patient mobility between the four largest Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland), focusing in particular on planned treatment within specialised healthcare services. The two regions Öresund and the North Calotte are investigated in particular.

The aim of this study is to draw a wider picture of what constitutes the wellbeing category of tourism in the overarching, transnational geographical context of Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Cross-border investments play an important role in the Nordic countries and in Europe in general. However, existing published statistics on cross-border investments are quite limited. More in-depth statistics on cross-border investments would be valuable.

Public procurement of services is trapped in conservative ways of thinking where selection of services is mainly based on price alone. A new mind set and clear incentives for procuring, is crucial if the procurer aim to use public procurement as a tool for stimulating innovative services.